Jail alarms, fires and birthday news in Indiana towns
Local items report jail break efforts and incendiaries in progress with arrests and lawsuits. Rents rise at Anderson while a circulating library forms in Elkhart. Frankfort board reorganized. fire bell planned for Prince. Murky crime notes in Spencer Kokomo and Marion. Andrews, Goshen, Peru obits and marriages. District crime, floods, and rail belt plans feature amid county notices and social events.
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Anderson
Elshart
Frankfort
Wabash
Leroy Dobyn
Clarksburg
Worthington Times
Dwenrger
Fort Wayne
Crawfordsville
Fountain Light
Spencer
Matthew Charles
Richmond
Martinsville
Jack Conatly
City
Ander
Wmn
G. Fisher Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Kokomo
Bampioya
Dunbar
Michigan City
LaPorte
White Cloud
Nellie Arnold
Goshen
Ben Boose
Man
Self
Geo. Perkins
Cementville
Clark County
Dehunie Beadle
Willie Patterbaugh
Drawns
Allen Pond
Rockville
Glen Tenbrook
Marion
Reuben Polley
David More
Judge Baxter
Muncie
Hickhmond
Marshal Rosebrough
Rontington
Corydon
Philip Bore
Arwan
Warried
Vesta Dyer
Crandall
Ben Reily
Ben
Simon Pokagon
Dowagiac
Pottawottomie
Leonold Pokagon
Washington
Sara
Michigan
Indiana
Indiana University
R. H. Dobney
H.C. You Jageman
B. Woodford
H. T. Kingsley
Jordan
Bainbridge Hall
Pioneer
Thurday
Baseball gossip and exhibition results from the era
Reports cover Fogarty Ry an deal denial and criticism of Boston by Captain Anson. St Louis defeats Cincinnati while selectors note St Louis superiority. Crane’s throws highlight Chicago All America game. Toledo and Indianapolis renews, Hoosiers beat Toledos in ten innings, 7 to 6. Cincinnati relents to St Louis as Browns beat Reds 12 to 4. Louisville errors fuel Kansas City win. Athletics top Brooklyn and Columbus beats Baltimore.
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Fogarty-Ryan
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Capt
Anson
Crane
Toledo
Illinois
Hoosiers
Toledos
Lafayette
Burdick
Myers
Cushman
Stallings
Indianapolis
Reds
Browns
Enquirer
Chamberlain
Smith
Louisville
Kansas City
Stu
Cowboys
Tommy Esterbrook
Athletics
Brooklin
Columbus
Baltimore
Local items reflect salary raise and civic matters
Rev J A Rondthaler receives a salary increase from 2400 to 3900. County officials hear Shaffer decline the Crown Hill right of way grant. Kankakee swamps party plans to kill game. Ladies society reelects Peele as president and Philips as treasurer. Legion in Indiana reports nine new members and lists officers for election. Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett staged the Merchant of Venice at Feacon. Occident clothing house proclaims sale of confirmation suits and various wares. Comstock advertises novelties and new neckwear amid Easter fashions.
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J. A. Rondthaler
Tabarveacl Church
Shaffer
Crown Hill
W. D. Bynum
W. B. Allen
J. T. Holliday
H. Jd. Spann
W. H. Coburn
Kankakee
Vicke- Lure
Lewis Wallace
Crawfordsville
R. S. Vostar
Indianapolis
BR. S. Hoberteen
Fort Wayne
J. E. Peck
Kemper
Muncie
Stanton J. Peelle
David Wilson
Martinsville
Will Camback
Greensburg
Cal
Lilly
Oran J. Perry
Weist
Maj
Calkins
Capt
Wiles
Gen
Lew, Wallace
Mooth
Harrett
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Wholesale Clothiers' Association opens branch on 21 South Meridian
A new branch of the Wholesale Clothiers' Protective Association at 21 South Meridian Street announces a bankrupt stock sale. Items include men’s suits from 253 to 760 dollars actual costs well above sale prices, with stock to be cleared within ten days starting Saturday April 20 at 4 AM. Also notes wall paper, ocular tests, and city market prices for groceries and produce.
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Clothiers’ Protective Association
South Meridian St
Ft. Wayne
Pune
Western Union Telegraph
L. K. Hart
Carl Moeller
Moeller
East Washington-st
United States
Indianapolis
H. A. Comstock
Washington Street
New York
California
Dugars
Cordoba
Johnson
Yarmouth
Excelsior
Polk
N.Y
Americas
Limburg
Kentucky
Timothy
U. S
The When's Way Advertising in Newspapers
An Eastern paper notes that sustained advertising in popular newspapers widens seasons for business. Leading New York merchants say year round ads ban dull periods, turning mid summer and midwinter into busy times with steady profits. Continuous advertising, using top newspapers, attracts and creates trade, fueling expansion like ongoing quarters growth.
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New York
Albert Gall’s Philadelphia Linen Goods Ad
Fragmentary ad for Albert Gall’s Philadelphia store promoting floor coverings, linen towels, napkins, table linen, linen crash, scarfs, splashers, stand covers, nainsook, bed spreads, Turkish wash cloths at low prices. Includes scattered prices and product mentions.
Special Friday Sale at Sullivan-Grohs Co
Sullivan Grohs Co advertises a special Friday sale with low prices on dress goods, jet wraps, lace caps, shirts, night shirts, lisle hose, parasols, embroideries, ribbons, laces, white goods, Marseilles bed spreads, napkins, seersuckers, scrim, and soap. Prominent discounts include jet wrap $1.00, lace caps 49c, white shirts 40c, and marseilles bed spread 12.5c with other items marked down.
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Aldren
Iidi
Aline
Musical Piano Advertisements At Baldwins Store
A 19th century listing from D H Baldwin Co shows shop worn uprights for sale with prices from 65 to 190 dollars. Pianos include Bourne Trayser Robinson Arlington Weber Stodart Dunham Gilbert Brayley and more with 6 to 7 octaves, various cases and tones. Easy monthly payments and cash discounts offered, with stool and cover included.
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William Bourne
A. Gerold
Trayser, Robinson & Co
Arlington Piano Co
Weber
Haliet, Davis & Co
Dunham
Stodart
T. Gilbert
Brayley & Binder
D. H. Baldwin & CO
Pennsylvania St
Indianapolis
Tae Sun Ad Offers Free Help Listing
An experiment promises cost free aid for hiring help room rentals or job finds with ten words noting two men offering services.
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Tae Sun
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J. G. Holland
Scribner’s Magazine
Dio Lewis
Warner
R.A. Gunn
Gunn
Dr. Thompson
University
Olry Lire
Wim
L. Elders
Qoccidental Clothing House
Comstock
Aeraers
Horace A. Comstock
E. Washington St
New York Hut Co
the Wholesale
D. Edmondson
Bates-st. Or
New York-st. WY
Taurapt
N. Hast-st
Roe
Linden Jane
Vy Arnersiueton
Bates-st
Mary_Jane-st
SUN Office
van Lucie
Massachusetts Ave
East Washington
Wen
Albert Gall
Philadelphia
Sullivan-Grohs Co
Ayres & Coo
Virginia Avenue
East Washington Street
Yer Doz
East
Corticien
O.M
Raschig
East Washingtomat
Chas. Mayer & Co
West Washington Street
G. W Barnes.& CO
Siersdorfer
W. Wash
Louis Reibold
Major "Taylor
Excelsior Laundry
Purseil & Medsker
Washington St
Portieres
Bonn
Ucul
Brussels
Tambour
Nottingham
Guipure
Bretagne
Madras
Rate
Albert
GALL
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